Floating Fern vs Forest Dormouse

Salvinia natans compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Salvinia	Dryomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Forest Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.